John Hamilton
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Birthday
- December 31
- Bio
- I've been around a while, lived in a lot of places, worked in numerous trades and professions, served in the Army, went to school a lot, followed a guru, and write a blog, "While we still have time." My birthday isn't really December 31. I had to put something in.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics
and Scott Walker
May 20, 2012 11:29PM - Party Pooper
April 17, 2012 08:06PM - House of Cards
March 29, 2012 04:22PM - A Vulgar Twilight Zone
March 15, 2012 01:53AM - Disentrenching the Entrenched
"Leadership"
February 23, 2012 04:36PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I sent the following
last week as a letter to the
editor to
the Milwaukee
Journal…”
May 23, 2012 01:00AM - “Unfortunately, there was
no clear leader to emerge from
the
uprising at the
Capit…”
May 21, 2012 02:36PM - “Excellent writing. Very
instructive too. I don't
get
depressed very often,
but…”
May 21, 2012 01:02AM - “The curious thing about
"racists" is how they get that
way,
what path t…”
May 05, 2012 12:21PM - “I watched all four
hours. It was one of
Frontline's best. It
gave
enough backgrou…”
May 02, 2012 08:29PM
John Hamilton's Links
Wisconsin is all abuzz about governor 
While I was riding my bicycle in downtown Madison last
Saturday I heard a voice coming from a PA system at the Capitol,
and pedaled over to see what was going on. I figured it was some
kind of race or kids' event, but it was a "Tea
Party" rally.
MARCH 29, 2012 4:22PM
House of Cards
Democracy
Now featured an interview last Friday with Cecily McMillan, an
Occupy Wall Street protester
who was beaten severely by New York City police while having a
seizure, and arrested on March 18. She also was held incommunicado
in jail. Others were
treated in similar fashion, suffering a v/… Read full post »
MARCH 15, 2012 1:53AM
A Vulgar Twilight Zone
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 4:36PM
Disentrenching the Entrenched "Leadership"
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 5:17PM
A Taste for Evil
Last Friday I was listening to a local radio
program, and it was more of an attention-grabber than the
usua
JANUARY 3, 2012 7:50PM
Aiding the "Enemy"
When I think about formative experiences in my life,
many come to mind. I ran away from home when I was three years old.
In Chicago. More likely I just wandered off. I remember being found
by a couple of policemen, who bought me ice cream, and took me to
see
DECEMBER 13, 2011 2:13AM
Memories of Christmas Past
You never know what you're going to find rummaging
through old things. I must have been eleven years old when I made
this card. Catholicism provides an endless source of humor. Click
on the image for a larger view.
DECEMBER 12, 2011 1:50AM
Reverse Engineering
It has been a while since I wrote about the economy. So many other matters have intervened, and another dry treatise on economic topics would likely bore people, and would also have zero impact. Things I have written about, from the "Arab spring" (which actually… Read full post »
Sexual abuse by a college coach is
in the news again, this time by an assistant basketball coach
at Syracuse. This case is a little more in doubt than the Jerry
Sandusky case, but the likelihood is that there is merit to the
accusations. The news Friday… Read full post »
There was a "moment of silence" before Saturday's Penn
State football game. Symbolic moments of silence are a time-honored
tradition at "American" sporting events, usually in remembrance of
one or more people who have died.This time it was different. Officially the moment of silence was for c… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 2:57AM
Time's a Wastin'
In 1997 my job slowed down, so I needed to find
something else to do in my off days. I answered an ad to sell
satellite TV
systems, thinking it would be easy money. It of course wasn't,
and I ended up not selling even one. I did learn a thing/…
JUNE 17, 2011 3:37PM
Thanks
I had some ideas festering to write about, but this
picture is enough by itself to tell the story of the struggle
against Wisconsin's governor and his nasty legislation. If you
click on the picture a larger version appears. All the pictures are
from Tuesday, June… Read full post »
JUNE 13, 2011 12:44AM
From Hooverville to Walkerville
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Here's a video of Russ Feingold speaking at Walkerville on Sunday, June 12, 2011.
This video of Madison musician Whitney Mann is from the 2010 Madison Mus… Read full post »
Sara Palin came to Madison last Saturday to speak at the
"Tea Party" tax day rally. It was a raucous event, with a seemingly
endless series of speakers building invective to a crescendo that
culminated with Palin's speech.
A lot of interesting things happened on the sidelines,
with count… Read full post »
MARCH 16, 2011 4:35PM
Union Solidarity at the Wisconsin State Capitol
It helps if you're going to cover a big rally to get
there early. Today was a perfect example. Union members across the
state of Wisconsin rallied for the second day against
governor Scott
Walker's proposal toabolish
bargaining rights of state workers and drastically reduce
pay and… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 6, 2011 9:11AM
Keep Talking
One would almost feel sympathy for Barack Obama. He ran
for president in 2008, based solely on the thunder of his speech at
the "Democratic" convention four years earlier. He delivered a
great speech, ergo he's qualified to be president.Now, I suspect, he's having second thoughts. He has no a… Read full post »
JANUARY 12, 2011 3:25PM
The part reveals the whole
Every so often a coincidence occurs that points to a larger reality. Such was the case this past Saturday, when a mentally unstable man in Arizona went on a shooting spree, killing six people and injuring fourteen others.
I started the day listening to one of my favorite radio shows, Peop… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 8:57PM
Brokeback Barracks
A story aired
on NPR last Thursday, Veterans Day, about how a Pentagon survey
indicates that the impact of rescinding the "Don't ask, don't tell"
policy on homosexuals in the militarywould be minimal. They
referred to a report in
the Washington Post about the study that app… Read full post »
John Hamilton's Favorites
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Douglas MoranUpdates
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A Personal Look Inside the Walker Recall
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In Memory of a Soldier I Never Knew
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Why “Income Inequality” is a losing issue and how to fix it
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Quebec Student Protests: What the Red Square Means
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Where Mothers Win Influence
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Our School Quality Review—thank god it’s over
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Announcing the Salon-Alternet Investigative Fund
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Justice Scalia: Lazy, Hypocritical Douche
Salon.com